Dowe led all scorers with 22 points and added 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Johnson posted career highs in points (13) and assists (seven).

"The hardest thing to do in college athletics is to win on the road," Bellarmine coach Scott Davenport said, "and this is a particularly hard place to play. We played with tremendous poise tonight, and that's what it takes on the road."

The Knights (14-2, 6-2 Great Lakes Valley Conference) scored the game's first seven points, but the Pumas (4-11, 2-6) answered with their own 7-0 run. Bellarmine then used 9-of-15 shooting from 3-point range to build a 45-30 halftime advantage.

Saint Joseph's roared back early in the second half, pulling within 53-50 on Louisville native Dayvon Sloan's two free throws with 11:34 left. Bellarmine's defense stiffened, and Johnson's two free throws with 7:52 left re-established a 10-point lead. The Pumas never threatened again.

"(The lead) gets to three, and we did a tremendous job defensively, and we did a tremendous job of finding each other," Davenport said. "Jelani Johnson came up huge, and Chris came up big."

Each team shot 50 percent overall (26 of 52), but the Knights had 13 threes to the Pumas' six. Bellarmine also had a 19-12 edge at the foul line.

Bellarmine junior Vance Hall hit his season average with 16 points despite playing just 22 minutes due to foul trouble. Reserve Keisten Jones had 14 points.

? Bellarmine women 67, Saint Joseph's 51: The Knights (14-4, 5-3) roared to a 34-11 halftime lead and withstood an 18-3 second-half run by the Pumas (1-15, 0-8). Darion Hutchinson scored 18 points and Allison Osen 14 for Bellarmine, which also got 45 from its bench.